Sarasota Two Day Modern Art, Design, & Antiques Auction!
522 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota FL 34236
Join us DECEMBER 11th & 12th
Starting at 11 am
www.sarasotaestateauction.com

SARASOTA, FLA. — Andrew Ford, auctioneer and owner of Sarasota Estate Auction, will be formatting his December 11-12 sale as two sessions, each with its own personality. Session One on December 11 will offer a plethora of Modern and contemporary paintings, prints, sculpture from predominantly Twentieth Century artists and midcentury-style living décor from popular designers. Session Two on December 12 will feature more traditional art from recognized artists, including Ammi Phillips, James McNeil Whistler and jewelry, furnishings and more. Ford said he expects this could be the biggest sale of the year for his house with a total of more than 1,400 lots over the two sessions.

On December 11, the art will be from popular Twentieth Century artists. Session One features prints, paintings, sculpture and art from highly sought-after artists, such as Robert Rauschenberg with two pieces, Sam Francis with three works, Robert Motherwell with five pieces, Marc Chagall, Helen Frankenthaler with four pieces, David Hockney with five pieces, Joan Miro, Picasso with three signed and numbered and August Rodin. Saturday will also feature several collections of Venetian art glass and Steuben glass among the 600 lots to be offered.
December 12 will have a pair of Ammi Philips portraits to lead the sale. Phillips [1788-1865] was a prolific portrait painter born in Colebrook, Conn., but living most of his adult life in Dutchess County, N.Y., and Berkshire County, Mass. Today his work is regarded as the most important and popular of American folk art contributions. While more than 800 works have been attributed to him, only a handful were signed, with sales of his attributed works recently reaching as high as $1 million for “Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog.”
A recent addition to this sale is a Maurice Sendak painting that the artist gave to his friend and caretaker of his estate. The gift was a reward for lifetime service to Sendak and now will be publicly available for the first time. Sendak was very highly regarded as the illustrator of children’s books with his own version of animals, chubby horn-headed, jolly, upright characters, eventually writing his own books, including the popular Where the Wild Things Are. Recent sales of his work have set new records at more than $200,000 for single paintings.

More in Session Two will include a Tiffany shelf clock in gold gilt and bronze, signed on both the case and clockworks, and an etching by James McNeil Whistler of the noted sculptor C.L. Drouet. Antique and vintage silverware will include a Nineteenth Century coin silver tea service from Boston maker Davis and Brown; a large assortment of Nineteenth Century art, including several Hudson River School pieces. Completing the 800-lot session will be a large collection of Eastern European icons, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century furniture, some from Maidstone Arms in East Hampton, N.Y., antique Oriental rugs, more silver and jewelry.
Bidding for Sarasota Estate Auction’s two-session sale will begin at 11 am each day and is in-person, with phone bids and online directly through its website www.sarasotaestateauction.com or on three additional platforms. Previews are at the gallery, at 522 South Pineapple Street For information, 941-359-8700.

Featuring a highly important Ritz Carlton Modern Design Estate consisting of works of art from notable artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Sam Francis, Robert Motherwell, Marc Chagall, Auguste Rodin, Helen Frankenthaler, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Victor Vasa rely, James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler, Kiyoshi Saito, to name a few. Also including art glass from Stanislav Libensky, Christopher Ries, Alex Bernstein, Dominic Burrell, and more! We will also be offering a Monumental Bronze Tiffany Clock, Midcentury Modern Furniture, Romero Britto Mixed Media Sculptures, Steuben Glass Collection IV, French Empire Gilt Bronze Candelabras, Murano Glass, Rosenthal, Estate Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Oriental Rugs, Chinese Jade, a Davis  & Brown 19th Century Boston Pure Coin Tea Service, and multiple Antique Russian Icons. The sale will  also showcase contents of the Maidstone Arms in East Hampton, and the Devendorf Collection of East
Hampton NY. Bidding will take placeboth in person and on line where you can bid directly with us or online 3 other platforms including LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, and BidSquare.
Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962) American, Oil on Canvas Board
“Mid-town Storm”
Early Chinese Jade Libation Cup, Foo Dog Handle
Andy Warhol “Ladies and Gentlemen” Screenprint 1975
David Hockney (b 1937) Lithograph Screenprint “Blue Hang Cliff”
Maurice Sendak (1928-2021) New York, Watercolor & Wash
Hans Weingaertner (1896-1970) German-NJ, Oil on Canvas
3 Piece Boston Pure Coin Tea Service Davis & Brown 19th Century
Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996) Italian, Art Glass Vase
Dan Corb Sculpture
Romero Britto New Life Enamel and mixed media
pair of French Empire gilt bron candelabrs
Stephen Rolfe Powell vase
3 piece Boston pure coin tea service Davis & Brown

David Hockney (b 1937) Lithograph Screenprint”lnk in the Room”
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) American, Lithograph”Burning Elegy”
Henri Schouten (1864-1927) Dutch, Oil on Board
Antique Russian Icon Feodorovskaya, Mother of God
Henri Schouten (1864-1927) Dutch, Oil on Board
Email: SarasotaEstateAuction@gmail.com;
French Gilt Bronze & Malechite Candelabra Centerpiece or call (941) 359-3700 • (941) 706-391 O• AU #4555 AB #3375 Romero Britto ‘A Mother’s Love’ Enamel and Mixed Media